To those more familiar with Pope Francis from headlines and Fr. James Martin clips, the Catholic Church’s outright condemnation of surrogacy, euthanasia, and gender theory as grave violations of human dignity may come as a surprise. But it shouldn’t. Pope Francis was in the news again last week with the Vatican’s release of “Dignitas Infinita,”...
Year: 2024
Boyle wins Hillsdale County’s Artist of the Year
Boyle is a life-long community member. Courtesy | Facebook Artworks of Hillsdale County awarded “Artist of the Year” to life-long community member Ronald Boyle for his work at the Sauk Theater and his dedication to the Hillsdale Theatre for Youth. Boyle was at the show “Mockingbird” with his wife when Connie Sexton, the president of...
Growing pains: Too old to live, to young to die
Being a college senior is awful because, for the first time in my life, I feel both too young and too old. Freshmen vex me. Meanwhile, most of the friends I’ve made here have already left. I need to start paying a mortgage, but I don’t really know what one is yet. Worst of all,...
Helping Hands offers fatherhood classes
The class is limited to six participants. Courtesy | Facebook The Helping Hands Pregnancy Resource Center began a seven-week course on April 4 for fathers in the Hillsdale community as part of its “Very Important Parents Program.” Bryce Asberg, executive director of Helping Hands, said during the program participants share a home cooked meal, read...
You have to win elections, but is abortion the right compromise?
Donald Trump said abortion should be left to the states in an April 8 video on his social media platform Truth Social. “The states will determine by vote, or legislation, or perhaps both, and whatever they decide must be the law of the land — in this case, the law of the state,” said Trump,...




